Power line public hearing in Schenectady Tuesday night

The state Public Service Commission is going to hold a public hearing Tuesday night in Schenectady for the Champlain Hudson Power Express, an underground electric transmission line that would run from Quebec to New York City through the Capital Region.

The hearing will start at 6 p.m. at Schenectady City Hall on 105 Jay St. in the council chambers.

The Champlain Hudson Power Express will carry 1,000 megawatts of power to New York City. The two cables that will route the power will be buried under Lake Champlain and the Hudson River. In the Capital Region it will run along railroad track beds.

The $2 billion project is being financed by the Wall Street private equity firm Blackstone Group.